Mud Roads all the Way to Siem Reap

Poipet, Cambodia

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July 9th 2008
We crossed early in the morning into Poipet Cambodia. The town is like something from the wild west. The roads are up to your ankles in wet mud, which gets splashed all over your body by the hoards of passing decrepit cars, motorcycles, and donkey carts. Surrounding this is eight semi-run down casinos swamped with Thais looking to gamble away their Baht. The morning started out pretty bad. As you ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Poipet

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Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the ... ... read more